Window-shade supporter



' UNITED STATES PATENT trier;

JAMES A. HILLMAN AND HARRY M. REED, OF HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA.

WINDOW-SHADE SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 603,059, dated April 26, 1898. Application filed May '7, 1897. Serial No. 635,552. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JAMES A. HILLMAN and HARRY M. REED, residing at Homestead, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew and Improved W'indow-Shade Supporter, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in curtain and lambrequin holders, and primarily has for its object to provide a device of this character, of a very simple and inexpensive construction, in which the shade can be raised or lowered, with its supporting devices, in order to let in air or light from the top of the window when required.

This invention also has for its object to provide a combined window-shade and lambrequill-curtain holder movable vertically with reference to the window and extensible laterally, whereby to accommodate different sizes and widths of shades.

lVith other objects in view, which will hereinafter be referred to, the invention consists in certain details of construction and peculiar arrangement of parts, such as will be first described in detail, and then be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in whichi Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the parts lowered so as to let in air or light from the top of the window. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the combined shade and curtain support detached. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the spring-clamp devices for holding the elevat ing-cord.

Referring now to the accompanying drawin gs, 1 indicates the window-casing, and 2 the upper and lower sashes. At each side of the window-casing is disposed a guide-rod 4:, which extends from a point above the upper sash to a point preferably below such sash, such guide consisting of a stout rod having its ends at bent at right angles and sharpened, whereby the same can be quickly placed in position on the window-casing.

5 indicates the combined shade and curtain support, which consists of a pair of half-sections formed each of a single wire, one end of which is bent to form a bottom loop 6, a bracket member 7, and an upperloop 6, while the remaining portion forms a transverse extensible member 7*, having an eye 7 at the end, held to slide on the extensible member 7' of the othersection. Each extensible member 7" has a bend 8, to which the elevatingcords 9 and 10 are connected, which extend up and pass over pulleys or screw-eyes 10 and 9 and over a pulley 11 and connect with a pull-cord 12, having at the lower end a t-assel or pulley-ring 13. The bracket portions of each of the sections 4 have eyes 14 and 145" to receive the ends of the curtain-shade roller 15, it being obvious that one of such eyes 14: is of a shape to receive the non-circular end of the curtain-roller when such roller is a spring-roller. The bracket portions at the forward end are also provided with seats 16 to receive the lambrequin or curtain pole 17, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

By reference to the drawings it will be noticed that the eyes 6 and 6 of the bracket portion are held to slide on the guides 4:, it being obvious that by manipulating the pulley-cord the curtain and shade support can be raised or lowered, as maybe desired. Thus should it be desired to lower the upper window to let in light and air the curtain and shade support can be readily lowered to a position shown and held in such position by bringing the elevating-cord into engagement with the spring-catch, consisting of a Wire coil 7 19, one end of which terminates in a threaded shank 19, whereby it can be readily screwed into the casing at a convenient point.

By forming the curtain-support in sections in the manner shown it is obvious that the same can be quickly extended or contracted to suit different size windows or shades.

Slight changes in the construct-ion and arrangement of parts may be made without departure from the spirit of our invention.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, itis thought the operation and advantages of our invention will be readily understood.

It will be seen that by manipulating the pulley-cord the shade and curtain and the supports therefor can be lowered at the top to admit light or for ventilating purposes, the several parts being so arranged as to be easily operated and of neat and ornamental design.

Having thus described our invention, what weclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I 1. In a window-shade support, the combination with the vertical guides 4 and the pulleys 11 9 and 10 arranged substantially as shown, of the supporting member, comprising two sections having a telescopic connection,whereby the sections can be extended laterally, each section having an eye 7, a bend 8 having one end bent outward at right angles to form a bracket 7, said bracket having a seat for the curtain-pintles and having eyes 6 and 6 to engage the guides 4, and the cords 9 10 and 12, all being arranged substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination with the side guides, of the combined curtain and shade support,

JAMES A. HILLMAN. HARRY M. REED.

' Witnesses:

B. F. STARK, S. H. EAKIN. 

